List of Japanese horse breeds

This is a list of the horse breeds usually considered to be native to Japan.^[1][2] Some may have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively Japanese. In Japanese, this breed group is called "kokunaiuma".(国内産馬, domestic horse)

Breeds

English name	Japanese name	Notes	Image
Dosanko	道産子, dosanko	also called Hokkaido Horse
Kiso	木曽馬, kiso uma
Misaki	岬馬, misaki uma
Miyako	宮古馬, miyako uma	Native to Miyako Island.
Noma	野間馬, noma uma	Native to the island of Shikoku.
Tokara	トカラ馬, tokara uma	Native to the Tokara Islands.
Taishū	対州馬,Taishū uma	Native to Tsushima Island.
Yonaguni	与那国馬, yonaguni uma	Native to the island of Yonaguni it is the smallest Japanese horse breed.

Crossbreeds

There are also five crossbreeds that have been developed from existing breeds:^[3]

• Japanese Draft (日本輓系種)
• Japanese Sports Horse (日本スポーツホース種) - Equestrianism, general riding^{[note 1][4]}
• Japanese Riding Horse (日本乗系種) - Equestrianism, general riding^[5]
• Japanese Pony (日本ポニー種) - General riding^[6]
• Japanese Miniature Horse (日本ミニチュアホース) - Pet^[6]

Current crossbreed names were established in 2003,^[note 2] and the general breed classification "乗系種" (riding horse) was split into Sport Horse and "normal" riding horse.^[6]

There is also a sixth crossbreed definition, heavy crossbreed (輓交種), defined 2007 solely for the purpose of determining the proper registry for a foal.^[6]

See also

• Extinct native Japanese horse breeds

Notes

References

This page was last edited on 28 October 2023, at 04:58